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HughE Dillon: Please Touch Museum’s Storybook Ball

Saturday night at the Please Touch Museum, everyone got to live out their childhood fantasies, and guests turned into pirates, princesses, fairies and even pigs […]

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Ladies of Port Richmond Supports Local Breast Cancer Work

Mary Lou Leuters hatched the idea for a local breast cancer walk over a kitchen table in Port Richmond. A two-time survivor of the disease […]

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Tonight, Celebrate Germany’s Beer Purity Law

Tonight, stop by Brauhaus Schmitz to celebrate the 496th anniversary of  Reinheitsgebot (Germany’s beer purity law). From 5 to 7 p.m. all draft are $4 […]

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A Viewer’s Guide to the 2012 Penn Relays

The Schedule • Thursday, April 26th, 10 a.m. to 11:30 p.m. Expect to see: high school girls, college women and nighttime distance races • Friday, […]

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Make: Fusilli with Tuna, Mushrooms and Rosemary

Today’s recipe for fusilli with tuna, mushrooms and rosemary gives us a lot to talk about, folks. Let’s start with the pasta: What comes to […]

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HughE Dillon One-Shot: Hilton Breaks Ground in Center City

Last week, I attended the groundbreaking ceremony for a new hotel that will be across the street from the Pennsylvania Convention Center at 12th and […]

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To Do: Author/Runner Dick Beardsley at Philadelphia Runner

In 1982, Dick Beardsley became one of the most famous runners in America–by losing the Boston Marathon. Cut off by a motorcycle just near the […]

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HughE Dillon One-Shot: Marian Tasco Wins Dance Event

Last night was the fourth annual Dancing With the Philadelphia Stars. The event was held at the glamorous Crystal Tea Room, and benefited the Sickle […]

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Artisanal Liqueur Jumps The Shark With Spodee!

Do you plan your cocktail hour 20 days in advance? Are you just cuckoo for quasi-historical alcoholic novelties? Be honest now… Have you been pining […]

Philadelphia Wedding

Diary of a Marriage: The Comfortable Silence

J. and I were sitting in a restaurant a few weeks ago. We’d both ordered our food and we sat quietly sipping our drinks. We […]

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Be Well Weekend: Fishtown 5K, Hip-Hop Class, Yoga Conference

Saturday • If you see gaggles of people running through Fishtown this weekend, don’t worry—they’re part of the St. LauRUNtius 5K. In addition to the […]

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HughE Dillon One-Shot: Whitney Port in Ardmore

Reality TV celeb Whitney Port (left) was in Ardmore yesterday to launch her new Spring 2012 clothing line, “We by Whitney Eve,” at Apricot Lane […]

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Letters from Boot Camp: Finding My Fighting Face

I lost a pound and a half last week. This would appear to be good news. It’s certainly better than gaining a pound and a […]

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Meals From The Masters: Philly Chefs Head To Delaware For Charity

This weekend, some of Philly’s best chefs will be part of the 75-chef culinary extravaganza “Meals from the Masters,” a fundraising event benefitting Meals On […]

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Coming Soon: Questlove’s Red Velvet Cupcakes

Earlier this week, I interviewed Roots drummer Questlove about a little bit of everything, from the Tupac hologram (later exposed as a non-hologram sham) and […]